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Pittsfield (MA) Parks Department Scrapbooks Scanned through a Pittsfield Community Preservation Act Grant 2021 Pittsfield Parks Department Scrapbook 1991 1 O l ^ n rts f v i i Photo by R.L. Shartrand Contestants in the Winter Carnival Queen contest are: Icard, who was 1990 lady-in-waiting, Shelley Wandrei, who standing; from left, Susan Healy, Grace Sour, Stefanie was 1990 queen, and Betnan Icard. The 1990 winners are not Weber, Karen Rawling, Tanya Wildman, Nicole Blake and contestants this year. The contest gets under way this Amy Gleason; seated, from left, Ellen Hayes, Stacylynn evening with a dinner at Giovanni’s Ristorante. Winter Carnival Queen contest starts innight PITTSFIELD — Nine young, Grant St., is a senior at Taconic pediatrician. She is employed by attend college and become a so women will be vying for the title High School, where she is captain Bradlees as a supervisor. cial wbrker, She is employed by of Pittsfield Winter Carnival of the varsity cheerleading squad. ► Bethan LI Icard, 18, daughter Dunkin’ Donuts, which is also her Queen when the contest begins She is vice president of her class of Mr. and Mrs, Daniel Icard of sponsor. tonight. and a member of the pep club, Berkshire (Mass ), is a senior at ► Stefanie L. Weber, 17, daugh The contest is sponsored by the prom and dance committees. She Mount Greylock Regional High ter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pittsfield Winter Sports Commit would like to attend College for a School. At school she is co Weber of 4 Marian Ave., is a sen tee of the Department of Parks degree in interior decorating and captain of the cheerleading squad ior at Pittsfield High School, and Recreation and is part of the business management. She is and softball team. She enjoys where she is captain of the var 46th annual Pittsfield Winter employed by the County Seat at singing, horseback riding, playing sity cheerleading squad. She was Carnival. the Berkshire Mall, and is being the piano and writing. She has on the prom committee and is a The Queen’s Committee Will sponsored by Pyramid Mold of been accepted by McCann Tech volunteer for the Special Olym-' host a dinner at Giovanni’s Ris Pittsfield. in the cosmetology course and pics. She was a contestant for the torante for the contestants and ► Amy M. Gleason, 17, daughter intends to own her own hair sa Berkshire Young Women of the their mothers, at which time the of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence lon someday. She is employed by Year program. She enjoys read contestants will be issued Winter Gleason of 18 Roanoke St., the County Seat at the Berkshire ing, writing and dancing. She Carnival buttons that will be sold Lanesboro, is a senior at Mount Mall.- would like to attend college for for 50 cents. It is the only fund Greylock Regional High School. ► Karen E. Rawling, 18, is the nursing. She is employed by raiser the Winter Sports Commit She is secretary of her chapter’s daughter of Judith Rawling of 37 Hair’s Lookin’ at You. tee will have this season. Students Against Drunk Drivers Henry Ave. and David J. Rawling ► Tanya ML Wildman, 19, Button sales and enjoys softball and cross of Iowa. She is a 1990 graduate of granddaughter of Theresa Ger- country skiing. She is involved in Taconic High School, She enjoys waski, her legal guardian, and To be eligible for the judging Girl Scouting and has obtained stock car racing, snowmobiling daughter of Sandra Wildman of for the queen and lady-in-waiting, the Silver Award in Scouting and and cooking. She will attend West Dennis and Thomas Wild each contestant must sell a min is working toward her Gold school in the spring in the visual man of Brewster, N.Y., is a 1989 imum of 1,000 Winter Carnival Award. She is being sponsored by arts program and hopes to be graduate of the cosmetology pro buttons. Chase Ballou, where she is em come an interior designer. She is gram at Pittsfield High School Judging will be on Friday, Feb. ployed. being sponsored by The Berk and a former member of the 8, prior to the Winter Carnival ► Ellen M. Hayes,, 17, daughter shire Gas Co., where she is em Cosmetology Association. Her Ball, which will be held at Itam of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Hayes of ployed as a drafter, doing layouts hobbies . include dancing and Lodge; 73 Holmes Road, is a senior at for main installation meter sets. swimming, and she is a member The queen and lady-in-waiting Pittsfield High School, where she ► Grace G. Sour, 18, is the of the Polish Falcon'Dance and will be selected by a panel of is on the prom committee and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Drill Team. She would like to three judges based on poise, ap writes for the school newspaper. Sour of 312 Walnut St, North attend college for business man pearance, personality, expression She enjoys theater, Writing and Adams. She enjoys listening to agement and hopes someday to- and understanding of the Winter fashion modeling, and is presi 'music, swimming and dancing, own her own business.- She is Carnival activities. dent of Jobs for Baystate Gradu and*was a member of the Meth employed by Dunkin’. Donuts, The young woman selling the ates. She is assistant drama odist Church choir. She hopes to which is also her sponsor. most Winter Carnival buttons will teacher at Girls Inc., and hopes to receive a special award. pursue a career in advertising The queen and lady-in-waiting and acting.. She is employed by will receive special awards in the A&P. addition to the gifts donated by ► Susan M. Healy, 18,, daughter local merchants and banks and of John Healy of 102 BoylSton St. from purchases made by the Extension and Maryann Milesi of Winter Sports Committee. The Savoy, is a 1990 graduate of Tac contestants will choose a Miss onic High School, where she was Congeniality, who will receive an a cheerleader and a member of appropriate remembrance, ac the pep club, Students Against cording- to Pamela Delmolino, Drunk Drivers, prom and dance qUednTohtest chairman. This committee and the Peer Resource year’s button design was done by Team. Her hobbies include ice Laurie Angelin-Yurko of YUrko skating, gymnastics, tennis, soft- Design. ball and racquetball. She attends This year’s contestants are: Berkshire Community College, ► Nicole A. Blake, 17, daughter where she is studying pediatric 'Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Blake of 7 nursing. She hopes to become a 5?. Carl Winters of Pittsfield poses with what he believes to be the largest tiger muskie ever caught by ice fishing. A big f i s h th a t d id n ’t By Grier Horner fident that yesterday’s catch will be ac-; has mounted; all but one of the record- Berkshire Eagle Staff cepted as the new standard. setting tiger muskies from Pontoosuc. ^PITTSFIELD — Carl Winters knew he The 15-pound, 7-ounce tiger muskie he “I’m going to give him this one,” Winters had a big one as soon as he started hauling pulled from Pontoosuc in 1988 fs currently said. “All I want is the record — and the in otx the line. It had weight and it had listed as the world record holder by the meat” fight. National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of How does this kind of fish, a sterile “They fight good,” he said. “You got to Fame in Hayward, Wis. hybrid, taste? play them out But he swallowed the hook Winters, who lives on Brown Street, took “Oh, it’s beautiful,” Winters said. “Peo way down in his stomach and he couldn’t the record that year from Joseph J. ple say they’re bony. But you just gotta shake it”. Schneider of Adams, who took it from Mark know how to fillet them.” Germanowski of Pittsfield, who took it from ■' Winters didn’t have a gaff to pull the fish He learned how to do that from an old Debbie Keuppers of Lahesboro. All had through the hole in the ice on Pontoosuc Canadian in Quebec, he said. “I’m French- taken their monster fish from Pontoosuc. Lake, so he reached in with his bare hand. Canadian and Irish.” Henry-C. Mace of the Onota Boat Livery The steel leader on the line cut into his weighed the, tiger muskie. Mace’s is an Winters was fishing 200 yards offshore flesh. But Winters isn’t complaining. official weighing station. Today Winters from Mrs. Murphy’s restaurant. The tiger He thinks the 16-pound, 8-ounce tiger will take his prize catch to the state Divi muskies in the lake get big. muskie, all 41 inches of it, is the largest sion of Fisheries and Wildlife on Hubbard .-. '‘But you don’t see many taken out of the anyone has ever pulled from an ice- Avenue to have it certified. lake,” Winters said. covered lake. Winters should know. He Then he’ll take it to Richard LaBlue, an . His last one was the monster he caught already holds the world record and is con Adams taxidermist, for mounting. LaBlue two years ago. It was worth the wait. tfif tHt .i The Berkshire Eagle, Sunday, January 13,1991 — B5 v \~m 1 1 ¡¡lip®1 ^ m Craig F. Walker / Berkshire Eagle Stan Net-minder’s husky helper Five-year-old Andrew Walker got a little help from his neighbors’ dog, Sarge, a 14-week-old American Eskimo husky, while tending goal at Sprmgside Park. The boy was playing Lhhockey with his father, James, and neighbor Thomas Curry. Snow fun bottom, Ben Quinto, 11, and Scott Shove, 11. The d high, this group of Pittfield youngsters enjoys storm that began Friday evening brought only 4.8. ip down the hill at Clapp Park. From tpp: Brad ,* fi Toff OirinM 7 - lasnn Stewart. 12. and at the inches of snow, less than predicted. ja v Vs H I Joel Ubnzzi / Berkshire Eagle Sti Here’s how Kevin Clark and daughter, Vanessa, 4, try Ashing through the ice of Pontoosuc Lake. Winter Carnival Family Day Kyle Adriance, 9, and Todd Adriance, 10, take ad will be held February 2 vantage of a snowless basketball court at Clapp Park in Pittsfield yesterday afternoon. | PITTSFIELD - The Pittsfield awarded in each division. When it comes to snow, Winter Sports Committee’s an At 1 p.m., .a Golf on Ice Tour nual Family Day will be held on nament will begin with Herbert we have plenty of nothing Saturday, Feb. 2, from 7 to 4 at “Spike” Jones in charge. Regis Burbank Park on Onota Lake. tration for the 9-hole event will The Frank Controy Pavilion take place on the lake in the PITTSFIELD — A mixture of snow and rain produced a will serve as headquarters for the vicinity of the pavilion, with a $1 slight accumulation in the Berkshires on Saturday night, but Winter Carnival event which entry fee for all adults. Golf balls the dusting did little to alter this winter’s pace of snowfall: It’s draws hundreds of participants will be furnished and prizes will approaching a réeord 16W. every year. Kathy Pezze is the be awarded. Participants should event chairman. bring their own golf clubs. The two-tenths of an inch that fell Saturday brought the From 7 to 11 a.m., there will be winter’s snow total to 8.2 inches, Eagle meteorologist George J. A snow-sculpturing contest for registration for the Ice Fishing Bulgarelli reported yesterday. families and organizations, with Derby, with the derby taking That is ahead Of only the'record-low 6.6 ;inches of snow that cash prizes, will begin at 10 a.m. place from 7 a,m. to 3 p.m. Prizes had fallen by the end of January in the winter of 1979-80', and This event will be under the di will be awarded in various cate just over half of the 15-inch figure Bulgarelli • said would rection of Gail Garner. gories: All fish must be checked constitute the average for this time of the year: Berkshire Community College’s in by 2:30 p.m., according to “There is a chance for an easy touch — nothing heavy — on hotel management students will Thomas Angelini, derby chair Wednesday, and the possibility of a mix or snow or rain on do an ice sculpture demonstra man. There will be a $1 entry fee Friday,” he said. “But neither of those Shape up as a major tion during the day. for adults but no fee for children. storm at this point That means wè will likely be into the Skating races will begin at 1 In addition to the competitive middle of January with very little accumulation.” p.m., with registration from 11 activities there will be free bal TheBerkshires’slowestsnow season in 50 years of record a.rn. to 12:30 p.m. Carl Peaslee loons, sleigh rides, and hot air keeping was 1988-89 with 31.4 inches, of Which 11.5 inches had will serve as chairman of the balloon rides. All children en ■fallen by the end of January. In 194142, there were 35.4 inches, skating events. Sliding races will tered in the various activities Will 8.7 inches by the end of this month. begin at 2 p.m., with Shirley receive a free hot dog and hot By contrast, there were :129.4 inches — or 10% feet — of Riddle as chairman. chocolate. snow in 1970-71, and 46 inches of that had fallen by the end of Age groups for the two events Refreshments will .be available. January, Bulgarelli said. will be 11 and 12, 8 to 10, 6 and . 7 The food kitchen will be under and under 6. In the under-6 sled the direction of Patricia Peaslee. races, children must be accom The Pittsfield Fire Department panied by a parent Registration will have a fire truck on hand for will be from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. children. Access to the event will be made via the Lakeway Drive, Golf on ice entrance to Burbank Park off Valentine Road. There is no charge for the sled and skating races. Entry blanks The Family Day activities are ate available at the Department sponsored by the Pittsfield Win of Parks and Recreation Office, ter Sports Committee, Inc., of the 874 North Street, and will be Department of Parks and Recre available at the Controy Pavilion.. ation as part of its 46th Annual Ribbohs and . trophies will be Winter Carnival. » I a K lH | f Pittsfield Park Department employees James Salzarulo, spraying will take place Thursday from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. If ¡left, and Shawn King spray water on the First Street the cola weather holds, there should be good skating by Common skating rink for the first time this winter. More this weekend, they said. mm ' ir.-. *>- ■< Wi by Craig walker / Berkshire Eagle Staff ■M l City Ski Meet he annual Pittsfield City Ski Meet attracted 34 young skiers yesterday to Bousquet. In top photo, a group or racers wait for instructions at the top of the course. Above, Erin Lang, 10, of Pittsfield makes her way down the giant slalom en route to a third-place finish in her division. At right, 3-year-old Jodi Dias of Lanesboro waits for the go-ahead from the starter, while her father, Scott, steadies her at the starting gate. Story, other photo on Page C2. y \"1 H ) Jamie Manzoiini, 9, of Pittsfield, finds comfort in the snow while taking a rest between runsduring yesterday’s Pittsfield City Ski Meet at Bousquet. He was second in the boys age 8-10 group. /A a M l Pligavko paces City Ski Meet City Carnival event at Bousquet attracts 34 youngsters PITTSFIELD — Catherine rate categories for trained and Manzoiini, Richmond, 35.24. Pligavko of Pittsfield posted the untrained racers, with age divi Trained Girts 8-10: 1. Catherine Ptlgavlto, Pittsfield, 31.40: 2. Dasen fastest time in yesterday’s annual' sions under-7, 8-10 and 1143. The WoKkowski, Pittsfield, 32.57; 3. Katie Celia, Pittsfield. Pittsfield City Ski Meet, which best time of two runs determined 35.73. 11-13: l.'Danlelle Draudt, Pittsfield, 34.79. attracted 34 competitors to Bous the winners. Untrained Boys quet Ski Area. The event was sponsored by the 7- under. 1. Ryan Lamont, Richmond, 34.97; 2 Craig Pittsfield Winter Sports Commit LeDuc, Pittsfield, 35.98; 3. Peter Zanconato, Pittsfield, Pligavko, from 19 South Moun tee of the Department’of Parks 38.22. tain Road, finished the giant sla 6-10:1. Jell LeDuc, Pittsfield, 33.11: 2. Jamie Manzoiini, lom run in 31.40 seconds to win and Recreation. Richmond, 3394; 3. Eric Latimer It, Richmond, 34.31. Top finishers are as follows: 11-13: IS Matthew Horczyk, Pittsfietd, 34.90; 2. Brand- the trained girls’ age 8-10 divi ham McDevitt, Pittsfield, 36.09. Untrained Qlrlt sion. Trained Boys Age 7-under 1. Sarah Cave, Pittsfield, 39.29; 2. Jodi Thé competition for young ski das, Lenesboro, 1:26.38. 8- 10:1. Patrick Dwyer, Pittsfield, 3199; 2. Phllp Collins, ers from Pittsfield and surround 8-10: 1. Erlcka Olson, Pittsfield, 34.28; 2. Emily Nleb- Pittsfield, 32.02; 3. Trip Cave, Pittsfield, 32.55, auer, Pittsfield, 35.88; 3. Erin Lang, Pittsfield, 36.27. 11-13:1. Ben Celia, Pittsfield, 32.68; 2. Patrick Coffins, ing communities featured sepa- 11-13:1. Jadyn Wottkowski, Pittsfield. 34.99; 2. Becky Pittsfield, 3432. /j Eagle Stsn Afternoon interlude Thomas island and shore. Despite a couple pf cold days, Derrick Jones:, 10, of Pittsfield, tries out the skates he got most lakes in the county are still not safe for skating. for Christmas on a sheltered part of Onota lake between 8. M6ETINQ: Pittsfield Winter: Sports Commit tee lnc„ of the Department of ' Parks and - The Blue team defeated the Green team 44-29 in Pittsfie | Recreation, plans for annual queen's contest and family. day will be discussed,’ Springsida- . Recreation coed basketball action. Mark Symanski led the points while Jim Telladira led the Green with 10 points. The Red team defeated the Purple team 53-46. points for the winners, and Bill Baumann 16 for Purple. The Blue and Red teams lead the league after six 4-1 records. ^Recreation coed basketball Steve Yâll scored 17 points and.Mark Symanski 14 as the Blue team beat the Purple team 6944, and Janice Farrell scored 12 to lead the Green to a 40-37 win over the Yellow in the Department of Parks and Winter Carnival schedule given Recreation coed basketball league. Bob O’Neil scored 17 for bellow. ; plSMJAlPilllwl® '1 / tI I Jp wttcftftx) - The Pittsfield Winter Sports Commise inc. of the • H - « i 1 e m Ronald Przedpelski, committee |||g g | & 0§f Win Iter m Carniva ml- Pittsfield toboggan races scheduled The Pittsfield Winter Sports Committee has announced that tobog " Î Ê g & S g ï S S T Saturfay a, the B oulet SW Area a, gan races are scheduled for Osceola Park on Sunday’s. The races will begin at noon and run until 3 p.m. and are open to residents of, Pittsfield and adjoining towns. ^" :;Ci onSuàSï,»îl»,atteceolaK *begifai^»om ^ The races will consist of two, three and four-person toboggans and racers may enter in more than one category. Trophies will be awarded ; to the first three finishers in each category. if Only U-shaped toboggans will be permitted and toboggans will be| L toota Lake «ill be the site of the Motor Sports Ice Trial, in Feb. 9. available for loan. A short instruction clinic will be held before the J B ~ 17' “ 1*SICGS ;• •- ■■; 1', 1 ’ Entry forms are available at the Dept, of Parks and Recreation office and will be available on Sunday at the park between 11 a.m. and •Veterans Memorial SkatmgRmkin ° calling the Department noon. Applicants under 18 must have a parental signature on the entry blank. There will be no charge for this event. f fai] jf Speed skaters shine at Lake Placid Chairman is named Pittsfield man Several members of the Pittsfield Parks Speed Skating Club finished for carnival queen ball among the leaders in the Eastern Seaboard Long Track Speed Skating guilty of rape Championships last weekend at Lake Placid, N.Y. PITTSFIELD — Sheryl Garner- Skating in her first metric! competition, which is open to all skaters Gorton has been named chairman PITTSFIELD — A 26-year-old from the junior class up, Mary Lou DiNicola finished second overall of the annual Winter Carnival Pittsfield man was found guilty with 225.881 points. Queen’s Coronation Ball to be yesterday afternoon in Berkshire Karl Franz was second overall in the senior men’s B class after held Friday, Feb. 8 at the Itam Superior Court of sexually as Lodge. placing first in the 800 and 1,500 meters and fourth in the 1,000. Bob saulting a 6-year-old girl at The ball is the culmination of Morrow was fourth in the same division with a second in the 500, third the Queen’s Contest, sponsored Snringside Park. - in the 1,500 and fourths in the 800 and 3,000. '"1?be jury deliberated approxi by the Pittsfield Winter Sports Bill Farry was third in the masters men’s division with thirds in the mately two hours before return Committee of the Department of 500, 800,1,000 and 1,500 and fourth-in the 3,000. ing a guilty verdict against John Parks and Recreation. Alex Goguen was second overall in the grand master division after . King on one count of rape and Contestants who have sold their *. placingfirst in the 1,500 and secondin the 500, 800 and 1,000. g abuse of a child without force. quota of 1,000 Winter Carnival buttons during the three weeks of King, who lived on Broad Street at the time of the offense, was sales will be judged by a panel of found not guilty of a count of three.'judges for queen and lady- in-waiting. open and gross lewdness. Recreation eoed basketball The incident occurred Aug. 4, Tickets are available from 1988, according to local police. Gamer-Gorton through the De Janice Farrell scored 18 points as the Green team beat the Purple Judge Charles R. Alberti or partment of Parks and Recreation 41-39 in the Pittsfield Department of Parks and Recreation Coed dered King held without bail and office at 874 North St or by call Basketball League. Chris Winston scored 11 for Purple. continued the case to Thursday ing 499-9343 between 9 a.m. and 5 Bob O’Neil and Perry Williams scored 23 points each as Yellow won p.m. Monday througî Friiî. for sentencing. 111 ^ [ 58-52 over Red, which got 18 from Kevin Downer. Mixed bowling league scheduled No bonfire planned for Christmas trees The Pittsfield Department of Parks and Recreation will sponsor an adult mixed tenpin bowling league.Thursday evenings at 8, beginning PITTSFIELD — Residents are Feb. 7. The season will last until April 11. asked to bring discarded Christ Adults may sign up individually or in four-person teams. The first 24 mas trees to the Vicon plant or to to sign will be in the league. The cost is $6 per person,per night, which leave trees at the curbside for covers alley fees and awards. • trash pickup. Mòre information" may he obtained from the Parks Department ¿fyltr. Fire Chief Gerald Keehnle said there will be no bonfire at Wah- conah Park this year, although 20 trees were dumped there. The chief cautioned that the trees should be put at the curbside on City toboggan races postpone the day of trash pickup and should not be left on ppoorfeenheess.^ oorr The toboggan races sponsored by the Pittsfield Winter Sports i near houses. Committee, originally scheduled for Sunday at Osceola Park, have been postponed to Feb. 10 because of the lack of snbw. Winter Sports ski race scheduled The Pittsfield Winter Sports Committee’s annual city ski meet will be held Jan. 19, at the Bousquet Ski Area, beginning at 10 a.m. The race will consist of an easy giant slalom and is open to boys and gjrls up. to and including age 13. Trophies will be awarded to the top three finishers for trained and untrained rgeers, There are boys and girls divisions in age 7 and under, 8-10 and 11-13 age groups. Entry forms are available at the Pittsfield Department of Parks and Recreation office, 874 North Street, or at Bousquet. For more infor mation, contact chairman David J. Melle, 63 Gale Ave., Pittsfield.